Shoe machine



Jan. 6, 1942. .1. c. JORGENSEN 2,268,597

SHOE MACHINE Filed June 27, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet l K I (13L W I Jan. 6,1942.

. JORG ENSEN SHOE MACHINE '3 She et sheetIZ Filed June 2.7, i940 Jan. 6,1942.

J. C. JORGENSEN SHOE MACHINE Filed June 2'7, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 5Patented Jan. 6, 1942 Jacob G. iorgensemflBevei-l-y, Mass, assignor toUnited Shoe Machinery Gorpora'tion, Borough of Flemington, Jersey .N.J3; a corporation of New hp'plicationdune 22v, 1940, Serial No. 342,680

36 Glaims.

It will be understood, however, that the 'invention not limited tomachines of that particular type and that in some of its novel aspectsalso it is not limited to machinesfo'r lasting the heel ends of shoes. 71

One object of the invention is to provide improved means for wiping themargin of an upper into lasted position around an end of a last. Forthis purpose, the construction herein shown "comprises a central wipermovable lengthwise of the last and other wipers movable bodily with thecentral 'wiper and movable also wi'dt'hwise of the last relatively tothe central -wiper, the central wiper being adjustable heightwise or thelast relatively to the other Wipers. Among other advantages, thisconstruction insures that the margin of the upper at the extreme end ofthe last as well as in other locations will "be lasted in the mostsatisfactory manner, the provision for adjustment of the -central wiperpermitting the pressure on the portion of the margin ofthe upper whichit engages .to'be controlled as desired independently of the otherwipers. This is especially advantageous in lasting the heel ends ofshoes in view of the extra thickness usually encountered at the extremeend of the upper by reason of the presence of the back seam.

A further object of the invention is to provide 'a construction such asto insure "that the end of the shoe on which the wipers operate will bepositioned in the proper relation to the wipers for the best results inthe lasting operation. With this in view, the construction shownincludes a member which moves lengthwise of the shoe in fixed relation"to the above-mentioned central wiper and serves virtually as anextension of that wiper, this member being arranged to engage a portionof the margin of the upper over the extreme end of the insole todetermine the position of the end of the shoe height/wise prior to thewiping operation. As herein illustrated, this member serves as anauxiliary holddown for the heel end of the shoe, in combination with amain hold'down such as is commonly provided in machines of theillustrated type for engaging the heel end of the insole far enoughinwardly from the edge of the heel seat to provide room for thenecessary wiping movements of the wipers. The main 'holddown and tionthe entire heel-end portion of the shoe in the best relation to thewipers. In accordance with a further feature, the auxiliary holddown isadjustable heightwise of the shoe relatively to the wipers. I g

Machines of the illustrated type are commonly provided with a heel bandwhich serves as an abutment for the heel-end face of the shoe and with ajack which is movable in directions lengthwise and 'heightwise of a shoethereon first to carry the shoe into engagement with the heel band andthe holddo-wn and thereafter to force it more firmly against the bandand the holddown in the power operation of thema'chine. The jack hasfurther been commonly provided heretofore with an adjustable toe restwhich "by engagement with the shoe under its toe end assists indetermining the position of the shoe reltoe rest is adjusted ratherhigh, that this pressure of the band on the heel-end face of the shoemay break a hinge last inthe shoe. The present invention, in one aspect,avoids this danger by -dispensing with the positioning func tion of thetoe rest, the shoe being positioned "in proper relation to the wipers bythe hold-down means as above described, and by further providing aconstruction whereby the tendency of the heel band to tip the shoe isefiectivelycounteracted or resisted independently of any toe rest. Forthe purpose in 'view the jack is provided with a heel-end supportarranged to engage the top of the heel end of the last and having a pinarranged to enter the spindle hole in the last, together with amember-on whichthis heel-end support is movable along an arcuateguideway extending lengthwise of the last to permit it to adjust itselfto the position of the last determined by the holddown means, theheel-end support being arranged to lock itself frictionally on itsguideway in response to the pressure'of the heel band-against theheel-end face of theshoe to prevent tipping of the shoe and last aboutthe axis of the guideway. The guideway is located a substantial distancebelow the last and is curved about an axis which intersectsthe heel endof the last in a location a substantial distance above the heel-endsupport and nearer 'thelto'e end of the last than-the last pin, the

the auxiliary 'ho dfiown thus coop -ate o posl- 65 'axis'beingapproximately in the location of the resultant of the two forces appliedto the last by the jack in directions lengthwise and heightwise of theshoe respectively. There is, therefore, but little tendency, in anyevent, for the heel band to tip the shoe, and any such tendency iseffectively resisted by the frictional locking of the heel-end supporton its guideway. While no toe rest is used for positioning the shoe, asabove explained, a toe rest is nevertheless included in the illustratedmachine to assist the operator in controlling the shoe manually duringthe shoe-presenting movement of the jack, this toe rest being socontrolled that it may yield readily in response to pressure of the shoethereon so as not to interfere, in any event, with the positioningaction of the holddown means on the heel end of the shoe.

In addition to means such as provided heretofore for limiting movementof the jack into shoe-receiving position, the invention further providesadditional limiting means arranged for alternative use to determineshorter movements of the jack, as may be desirable under some operatingconditions.

The above and other features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, will now be moreparticularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings andthereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view mainly in central vertical section from front to rearof a portion of a machine of the type illustrated in thepreviouslymentioned Letters Patent as modified for purposes of thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the structureshown in Fig. 1, with parts above it removed;

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the wipers, showing them in theirinitial retracted positions but illustrating by broken lines theirclosed positions;

Fig. 4 is a. view in front elevation of the wipers and parts associatedtherewith;

Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section from front to rear of a portion ofthe shoe-supporting jack, illustrating the relative positions of theparts before the shoe ispressed against the holddown and the heel band;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI--VI of Fig. 5; and

Fig. '7 is a section on the line VII-VII of Fig. 1.

A machine of the illustrated type is provided with a shoe support orjack 2 on which the operator mounts a shoe and its last, hereinsometimes referred to inclusively as the shoe, when the jack occupies aforwardly inclined work-receiving.

the power operation of the machine is closed F inwardly against theopposite sides of the shoe. and the post 6 is raised to press the bottomof the heel end of the shoe against a holddown [0 which determines theposition-of the shoe heightwise relatively to the lasting wipershereinafter described and also assists in determining its position withrespect to tipping movements about axes extending lengthwise andlaterally thereof. The swinging of the jack and the raising of the post6 may be effected by means of a treadle, as disclosed in the previouslymentioned Letters Patent, or may alternatively be effected, consistentlywith the objects of the present invention, by fluid-operated means suchas disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,085,755, granted onJuly 6, 1937, on an application of mine. In the power operation of themachine, after the shoe has thus been positioned against the heel bandand the holddown, it is forced more firmly back against the heel bandthrough a pinion I2 acting on a rack bar l4 which is pivotally connectedto the jack casing 4, and it is also forced more firmly against theholddown ID by upward movement of the post 6 effected by .meansdisclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,059,241, prior to the inward movementsof the wipers to wipe the margin of the upper over the insole.Thereafter, prior to a second inward wiping operation of the wipers, theshoe is forced still more firmly back against the heel band and upwardlyagainst the holddown, the holddown being raised slightly to position thebottom of the heel end of the shoe at a somewhat higher level for thesecond action of the wipers thereon.

For wiping the margin of the heel end of the upper inwardly over theinsole the machine herein shown is provided with a pair of wipers l6which correspond generally to the pair of wipers shown in Letters PatentNo.2,059,241, but are so formed and arranged as to provide a spacebetween them for a third wiper [8 (Fig. 3) which acts on the margin ofthe upper at the extreme end of the heel seat. Each wiper I6 is securedto a tacker block 20' (Fig. 2) from which tacks are driven throughopenings 22 in the wiper to fasten the upper in lasted position by meansof drivers 24 (Fig. 4) operated by a vertically movable driver block26to which the drivers are secured. Each tacker block 20 is mounted infixed relation to a wiper holder 28 (Fig. 2), the two wiper holdersbeing supported on a wiper carrier or slide 30 rectilinearly movablelengthwise of the shoe along guideways 32 on the frame of the machine.The two holders are guided for swinging movements to impart closingmovements to the wipers laterally of the shoe by a curved groove 34 inthe slide 30 into which extend similarly curved tongues formed on theholders. The holders 28 are confined on the slide 30 by a cover plate 36fast on the slide. The wipers I6 are advanced bodily lengthwise of theshoe by forward movement of the slide 30, and simultaneously rectilinearadvancing movement is im parted to the central wiper [8 which issupported on the slide 30 by means hereinafter described. The groove 34in the slide 30 is curved about an axis a: (Fig. 3) located within thearea of the central wiper l8, and this wiper has a front edge 38 whichis curved about this axisand is engaged for substantial distances bycomplementally curved portions of the wipers I6. It will thus be seenthat as the wipers l6 are swung about the axis a: they receive bodilymovements along the curved edge 38 of the wiper l8, as is evident from acomparison of the different positions of the wipers 16 illustrated inFig. 3. The slide 30 is advanced lengthwise of the shoe by a path cam 40which is formed in a rotatable cam member 42 and engages a roll 44carried by the slide, as disclosed in Letters Patent No.

2,059,241. In accordance also withthat prior disclosure the swingingmovements are imparted to the wiper holders 28through links 46.pivotally connected to rack bars 48 which are engaged by gear sectors 50formed on members 52 provided with teeth 54 engaged by a double.rackbar'5li. The rack bar 56 is adjustably secured to a slide 58 whichis movable in guideways in the frame and carries a roll 60 engaged by apath cam .62. in the member 42. It will be evidentithat in .impartingthe advancing and closing movements to the wipers the slides 30 and '58are moved respective ly in opposite directions.

The central wiper I8 is secured'to a central tacker block 64 from whichtwo tacks are driven through openings 66- (Fig. 3) in :the wiper 't'ofasten the upper attheiopp'osite sides of the back seam. The 'tackerblock 64 is secured by .a screw 68 (Fig. 1)' to another 'bl'ocklflwhichis mounted on a pin I2 in the slide Sfliorswing-i'ngnmovementsheightwise of the shoe. .A leaf spring 14 fastenedat one end to the block IOand bearing on the slide 30 tends to swing theblock upwardly, and cooperating with thiswspringto'. determineadjustably the position of theblock is a'screw I6 which is threadedinthe cover plate36 and bears at its lower end on the block in arecesstherein. This construction permits the central wiper I8 to beadjusted 'h'eightwise of the-shoe relatively to the .pair of'wipers- I6,as: may be desirable by reason of the extra thickness of an upper at theback seam. The centraltacker block =64 is provided with a pair o'ftackdrivers 78secured to a vertically movable driver "block 80 which isprovided with a T-shaped head 82 lying in a groove formed in the samedriver-operating member 84 which operates the previously mentioneddriver blocks 26 inthe manner disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,059,241.The block 64 also carries a pair of spring-pressed tack-controllingfingers 86 corresponding to similar: fingers (not herein shown) which.are carriedrby the tacker blocks 20, the character of these fingersandof parts associated therewith beingmore fullydisclosed in thelast-mentioned Letters Patent. It will be understood that when the twowipers 16 receive their operative swinging movements the rows of tackholes '22 therein are carried into positions where they substantiallyaline with the pair of holes 66 in the central wiper I8 prior to thedriving of the tacks.

As 'hereinbefore suggested, the holddown1fl not only determinesgenerally'the position ofthe shoe heightwise relatively to the wipers,sbut also by its engagement with the insole assists in positioning theheel end-of the shoe in proper relation to the Wipers with respect totipping movements about axes extending lengthwise and laterally of 'theshoe. This holddown is necessarily located far enough from the edge ofthe insole to provide sufiicient room for the inward movements of thewipers and ta'ckers over the heel seat, and to afford betterinsurance'that the bottom of the heel end'of the shoe willextend-lengthwise in proper'relation to the wipers the machine hereinshown is further provided with an auxiliary holddown 88 which is carriedby the --central tacker block fi land is arranged-to engage the marginof the upper overthe'extremeend of the insole, as illustrated in Fig. 1,when the shoe is first moved upwardly by the jack post 6. The auxiliaryholddown 88 abuts against the .front end of the central wiper I8 andmoves forwardly with this wiper'in fixed relation thereto in thewiping-operation, and accordingly it servesras an extensionof thecentral wiper :in. wipingengageme'nt with the upper. Itjs providedat'its opposite sides with? recesses 901'(Fig. 3) into which portions ofthewipers I6 engagingthe curved edge 38 .ofthe wiper I8. are carriedwhen the wipers I? are closed lateral-lyof the shoe. The auxiliaryholddown 88 has anupwardly extending portion providedwith-vertical'slots 92 (Fig. 4) through.which-extendscrews 94 threadedin the block '64, the headsof the screws being arranged to clamp theholddown firmly in fixed relation to the block. Threaded inlt'heupwardly extending portion of the holddown 8B is a vertical screw 96provided with a lsnurled headBB which extends into ahorizontals-lotformed in the block, to prevent the screw. from moving upwardly ordownwardly. Accordingly, when the screw 96 's turned, fatter thescrews94 have been loosened, itiserves to adjust the holddown 88 :in an upwardor a downward direction relatively tothe central wiper I3, as may bedesirable to vary the amount of pressure which the-wipers when they areoperated will apply to the upper vat therear-end portionfof the heelseat. qIt'wil'l be understood that after the auxiliaryiholddown has thusbeen adjust'ed the screws -94 are again tightened. To provide room forthe' forward movement of the auxiliary -holddown with the wipers, themain holddown Wis formed with a recess I00 to receive the auxiliaryholddown.

Topermitth'ezshoe to adjust itself tothe position determined by the'hol'ddown members I0 and 88;when it is pressed upwardly against thesemembers, the-jack 2i;is so "constructed that the shoe may tiprea'dily'about axes extending lengthwise and laterally thereof.Supported on the upper-end of the-jack post 6 is a holder I02 having adepending stem I04 (Fig. 5) which extends into a socket in the post andis prevented from turning by a pin I06 in the post. The holder102'serVes as a support fora block I-08 and-is provided with aguidewayIII) for the block, this guidewaybeing curved about an axis extendinglaterally of the "shoe, as more particularlyhereinafter described, andbeing formed in part on a T-shaped tongue I-I-2 which lies in anappropriate groove in the block. Secured in fixed relation to .theblock-Hi3 by a screw 1 I4 is a last pin H6 which 'are fast in the blockI08 and extend through curved slots I26 formed in downwardly extendinglugs on the plate, one of these slots beingshowninFig. 6. Y

The block I08 is yieldingly controlled, with respect to movementsalong-its tguideway HID, by a spring -I-28-which'is housedin a recessin'the tongue -I I2 of the'holder I02 'and'is confinedat its oppositeends by stops secured by screws I32 to the holder. A thin plate I34carried by the block 103 is provided at Its opposite ends withdownwardly extending lugs 136 which lie normally in slots inthe-stops-I30- opposite the ends .of-the spring I28. ;J The plate 134isi'fastened to "the iblock"I%ll8.-bya:screw I38 "whichis threaded inithe block land. "a pointed :end

extending into a depression I440 (Fig. 5) in the plate. It will thusbeen seen that the spring I28 tends to centralize the block I08relatively to its holder I02 and is compressible by one or the other ofthe lugs I36 in response to movement of the block along its guidewayIIO. A pin I42 fixed in the tongue II2 of the holder I02 extends intocurved slots I44 in, the opposite sides of the block I08 to limitmovements of the block.

In machines of the illustrated type, asshown in Fig. 1, the heel band 8applies its pressure mainly to the upper portions of the inverted shoelocated comparatively near the heel seat. Accordingly, when the jack isoperated to force the heel-end face of the shoe firmly back against theheel band in the power operation of the machine, the pressure of theband on the shoe has a tendency to tip the shoe in the direction toforce its toe end downwardly, especially in view of the fact that thelast pin II6 through which the jack applies its rearward force to thelast extends but little above the supporting plate I20 and thereforeacts only on the lower portions of the heel end of the last. Theconstruction provided by the present invention is such that the tendencythus to tip the shoe is effectively resisted or counteracted by themeans whereby the jack controls the heel end of the shoe. An importantfactor in this result ordinarily is the cramping or binding of the blockI08 on its guideway H0, so that the block becomes frictionally locked toits holder I02 in response to the rearwardly directed force applied bythe jack post 6. Contributing to this cramping action is the fact thatthe guideway H0 is curved on a comparatively long radius and the furtherfact that the guideway has a general inclination heightwise of the shoein a forward and downward direction. The axis of curvature of theguideway is indicated at y in Fig. 1 and it will be noted that it islocated well above the supporting plate I20 and somewhat forwardly ofthe last pin II6. With reference to a last of average size the axis, asillustrated, is thus located approximately midway between the bottom andtop faces of the heel end of the last. It will be noted, moreover, thatthe guideway I I0 is located a substantial distance below the last.Aside from the cramping of the block I08 on its guideway, the fact thatthe axis y is located at such a height, near the portion of the shoe towhich the pressure of the heel band is directly applied, decreases thetendency for the shoe and the block I08 as a unit to be tipped by suchpressure, as compared with conditions if the z axis were locatedsubstantially lower. The fact, moreover, that the axis is located so farforwardly increases the effectiveness of the holddown means, by itsdownward pressure on the shoe, in counteracting the tendency of the heelband to tip the shoe. The construction is actually such that theresultant of the forces transmitted to the last by the jack in rearwardand heightwise directions respectively through the last pin H6 and theplate I20 passes approximately through the axis The location selectedforthis axis, however, is such that in operating on shoes of variousstyles and sizes a shoe will not in any event be tipped in acounterclockwise direction, with reference to Fig. 1, by the downwardpressure of the holddown means or of the wipers on the bottom of theshoe. That is, the tendency of the heel band to tip the shoe is apredominant tendency, which is effectively resisted by the frictionallocking of the block I08 CJI in the manner previously described. It hasbeen found that the block I08 more effectively locks itself on itsguideway I I0 if there is provision for a small amount of playvertically between the block and its holder I02, and such provision forplay is afforded by small spaces I46 (Fig. 6) between the opposite sideportions of the T-shaped tongue H2 and the portions of the block I08located immediately below them. There is provision correspondingly forplay between the pin I 42 and the slots I44.

It will be evident that effective control of the shoe in the mannerabove described requires that the top face of the heel end of the lastshall bear firmly onportions of the plate I20 located forwardly of thelast pin I I6. To insure firm engagement of the last with the plate inthis location, the construction shown is such that when the block I08 isin its initial position the portion of the top face of the plate I20which is located forwardly of the last pin is slightly higher than theportion of this face at the rear of the pin, and when the shoe is firstpressed up against the holddown I0 prior to the starting of the poweroperation of the machine the pressure of this holddown on the shoecauses the block I08 to turn a short distance about its axis in aclockwise direction, as the parts are viewed in Fig. 1, against theresistance of the spring I28. This not only insures firm pressure of thelast on the plate forwardly of the last pin, but also furthercontributes to the proper control of the shoe by reason of the fact thatthe compressed spring I28 assists in resisting any tendency for the shoeto be tipped by the pressure of the heel band against it. It will benoted that the plate I20 extends a substantial distance forwardly of thelast pin, and in fact, as illustrated, extends farther forwardly thanrearwardly of the pin which contributes also to the effective control ofthe shoe by the block I08. It will be evident that any tendency for theshoe to tip relatively to the plate I20 is effectively resisted by theauxiliary holddown 88. In order that the force of the 7 tapered last pinII6 shall be applied to the last for a substantial distance heightwiseof the last, rather than only adjacent to the top face of the last, thepin is so mounted in the block I08 that it is inclined in a rearwarddirection with its rear face, under most conditions, substantiallyparallel to the rear wall of the hole H8 in the last when the top of theheel end of the last is parallel to the last-supporting face of theplate I20, as it is in the operation of the machine on the shoe.

With a shoe controlled at the heel end by the means above described, atoe rest such as used heretofore in machines of the illustrated type isno longer needed to assist in controlling the shoe in the lastingoperation. It is desirable, however, and is the practice for theoperator to steady the shoe with his hand at the toe end during theshoe-positioning movement of the jack, and a toe rest under the toe endof the shoe is useful in this operation to assist in steadying the shoe.

In the construction herein shown, therefore, a toe rest I48 is providedfor this purpose, this toe rest being so controlled that it has nofunction to determine the position of the shoe relatively to the wipersand does not interfere with the positioning action of the controllingmeans at the heel end of the shoe. The toe rest is supported by a barI50 which is secured at its rear end to the jack post 6 and hasadjustably mounted thereon a block I52 substantially as disclosed in.the previously mentioned Letters Patent No. 2.059241. This" block, inthe construction shown, is provided with an upwardly extending boss I54,and extending upwardly from this boss. is apin I56 fastened at its lowerend to the boss by a cross pin I58. The boss and the pin serve asguiding means for a thimble I66 within which is a spring I62 which tendsto move it upwardly, its upward movement being limited by engagementwith a head I64 on the pin' I56. Mounted for movement in upward anddownward directions on the thimble I66 is a casing I66 which supports apad I68 arranged to engage the top of the toe end of the shoe, the padbeing mounted on a holder "6 which may tip about a. pin H2 in directionswidthwise of the shoe. The holder is held. normally ina central positionby aspring I14 which presses a plate I'I6 against a fiat face thereon.The lower end of. the: casing I66 is bifurcated so as to extenddownwardly at the opposite sides of. the block I52 and thus prevent thecasing from turning, and the casing is. provided with a stud I18 havinga reduced and extending into a slot I86 (Fig. 7) in the thimble I66 toprevent. the. thimble from turning about the pin I56. On one sidethe.thimble I66 is provided with rack teeth. I62 engaged by a pinion I84formed on a-shaft I86 which. is rotatable in the casing I66, this shaft.having thereon a helical gear I88 in engagement with. a worm I96 on ashaft. I92 at right angles tow the shaft I86. Fast on theshait I92 is ahandwheel I94 for turning it. It will thus be seen that by turning thehand wheel I94 the toe rest may be adjusted in directions heightwise ofthe shoe. A spring I96 mounted in the casing I66 tends by engagementwith the hand wheel I94 to move the. shaft I92 in one direction and.thus holds a head I91 on the. shaft'in frictional engagement with the.casing I66 to assist in maintainingthe toe rest in adjusted position.The spring I62 is a comparatively light spring and is, in fact, soreadily yieldable that if the toe rest happens to be adjusted to aposition higher than required by the toe end'of a shoe when the shoe ispositioned as. determined by the controlling, means at its heel end, thetoe rest yields. ina downward direction with the thimble I 66" inresponse to pres.- sure of the toe of the shoe thereon without opposing,any substantial resistance to the proper positioning of the shoe. Thetoe rest may; moreover, sometimes be so adjusted that after the shoe hasbeen properly positioned by the controlling means at its heel end thetoe end of. the shoe is not actually in contact with the toe rest.

For limiting the forward swinging: movement ofthe jack 2 the machine isprovided as heretofore with a pin I 96 which is mounted in the rear endof the rack bar I4 and is arranged to engage a shoulder 266' on a casing262 inwhich the rack bar is slidingly mounted, this casing being mountedto turn about a shaft 264 which carries the pinion I2 engaged by'therack bar. When the jack is in the position determined by this limitingmeans its upper end is located well forwardly of the heel band 8: andthe holddown I-6 and enables the operator to perform readily any;preliminary operation which may be required at the heel end of the: shoeprior to the shoe-presenting. movement of the jack. Under someconditions. however, nothing else is required than to mount the shoe onth'e'jack and then immediately to impart. the. shoe-presenting movementto the jack. The-constructionherein shown accordingly further.providesemeans which may be: used, if desired, to stopthe forwardmovement. of. the jiachbefore itarrives in the position determined bythe pin I98: and: the shoulder 266, thus facilitating movements of thejack and speeding; up the production of the machine; This meanscomprises a yoke-shaped stop member 266 the two arms-of which extenddownwardly at;v opposite sides of the rackbar I I and are: pivotallymounted on a pin 266 in. the casing .262. A spring 2-I6- connected tothe stop=member and to the: casing tends to swing the-stop memher in aclockwise direction. as the parts: are viewed in Fig. 1 and? thus,.whenpermitted. holds the intermediate portion of" the member against the:top of the-rack bar M. In. the'top of the: rack bar isadepression 212 inwhich is-secured a plate 2M; andwhen the stop; member 266 is operativeit enters this depression. under control of the spring; 266 in: eachforward swinging movement of. the jack and engages. the front edge of.the plate 2I4. tostop the movement. of. the jack before it; arrivesinthe: position determined by the: pin I98: and; the shoulder 266.. Ifit. is not desired to use the. stop member 266, it; may be maintained inaninoperative position by means o'fi a latch 2 I6 mounted: for swingingmovement. about a stud. 2J8: on the casing. 262 and. having adependingarm arranged to engage a tail 226 on one of: the. arms of thestopv member 266- to= swing the: stop memberashort. distance: againstthe resistance: of its spring. 2I-6,.- after which frietional engagementof the: tail: 226 with. the depending arm. of the latch serves tomaintain the latch in operative position. The idle position of. thelatch is determined: by engagement of its depending: armwithapin. 222-on the casing 262'.

- Thelatch. carries a pin; 224- by which the operthe shoe: thereon if itis adjusted to" a: position aton may move-it tooperative or" inoperativeposition'.

The'm'annerof operation-of the machine. in so far'as it is ofinterest'withi referencetothe present invention, will. now be brieflysummarized. The? jack occupies; an initial forwardly inclined position;determined either by thestop pin I96- or the alternative stop' member266; The operator mounts a shoe on thejack with: its toe-endon'thetoezrest I 48- and thenlswings. the jack rearwardly and raises:its-post. 6:130 position;- the shoe against the heelbandt-andthermainand auxiliary holddowns I6 and. 88; As hereinbefore explained,this shoe-presenting; operation may be performed alternativelybyfiuid-op'erated means if the machine is. equipped with suchmeansflDuring. this operation. the operator. holds the toe end of the shoeidownone the. toe; rest. by hand, the;- toe: rest assisting. in. steadyingthe. shoe; As the: shoe; is forced upwardly against the holddowns it.assumes a position. determined; by these holddowns; and. the: heel-endsupport,. comprising. the block I 68" and its plate I 26, adjusts itselfto the; position of the shoe and: last thus determined. the blockmoving-a short" distance in. a rearward orheelward; directioni along:its. guideway H6 against the resistance of the spring I28 byrea-sonof.the pressure; of: the top of the laston that. portion of the plate; I26which isrlocated forwardly of the last. pin:v H6; As the: shoe adjustsitself to: the holddowns: the toe: rest yields in a: downwarddirectionagainst the resistanc'e of the spring I62 in response to thepressure of the toe end of higher than required by the shoe wheninproper relation to the wipers.

The shoe'hav-ing. thusbeen. positioned; the operator starts the: poweroperation of the machine. 'In the course 'of the operation of themachine the shoe is forced more firmly back against the heel band andupwardly against the holddowns through the jack and its post 6 prior tothe wiping operation of the wipers on the margin of the upper, andthereafter it is forced still more firmly against the band and theholddowns prior to a second wiping operation of the wipers.

The downward shoe-depressing movement of the holddown I prior to thefirst wiping operation of the wipers, described in Letters Patent No.2,059,241, is preferably omitted,'so that after the shoe has adjusteditself to the two holddowns I0 and 88 it need not readjust itself byreason of depression of the holddown II). In each wiping operation ofthe wipers the central wiper I8 moves in a straight path lengthwise ofthe shoe and the wipers I6 move bodily with the central wiper and alsoare swung laterally of the shoe to wipe the upper inwardly at the sidesof the heel seat. The auxiliary holddown 88, which initially engages theportion of the margin of the upper extending inwardly over the insole inthe vicinity of the usual assembling tack, serves virtually as anextension of the central wiper in wiping engagement with the upper.

Between the two wiping operations of the wipers the holddown I0 ispreferably raised slightly as heretofore to increase the pressure of thewipers on the upper in the second wiping operation, which results in acorresponding increase in the pressure of the shoe against the auxiliaryholddown 88. As the shoe is forced each time by the jack firmly againstthe heel band and the holddowns, the heel band tends to tip the shoe inthe direction to deprws its toe end, but this tendency is largelycounteracted by the pressure of the holddowns on the shoe by reason ofthe location of the axis of the guideway III] on which the block I08 ismounted. As hereinbefore explained, the plate I on this block is heldfirmly against the top of the heel end of the last forwardly of the lastpin II6 by the compressed spring I28 which assists in counteracting anytendency for the shoe and the block I08 to be tipped as a unit in thedirection to depress the toe end of the shoe. Any tipping 0f the shoe inthis direction relatively to the block I08 is prevented by theholddowns, and especially by the auxiliary holddown 88 at the extremeend of the heel seat. Any predominant tendency which the heel band stillmay have to tip the shoe about the axis of the guideway I I0 iseffectively resisted by the frictional locking or cramping of the blockI08 on the guideway by the rearwardly directed force of the jack. Theshoe is thus effectively maintained in the proper position for thelasting operation independently of any control by the toerest I48 whichis readily yieldable in a downward direction as hereinbefore explained.It will be understood that after the second wiping operation of thewipers, th upperfastening tacks are driven through the several wipers,including the central wiper I8, and thereafter the parts of the machineare returned in the usual manner to their starting positions.

In the appended claims the term insole is to be understood as referringto any appropriate shoe part over which the margin of the upper islasted. 1

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

a last around an'end of the last, said wipers comprising a central wipermovable lengthwise of the last and other wipers movable bodilylengthwise of the last with said central wiper and movable alsowidthwise of the last relatively to the central wiper, and meansfor-varying relatively the position of the central wiper and theposition of said other wipers heightwise of the last. I

2. In a lasting machine, wipers'for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, saidwipers comprising a central wiper rectilinearly movable lengthwise ofthe last and other wipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last withsaid central wiper and mounted to swing also widthwise of the lastrelatively to thecentral wiper, the central wiper being adjustableheightwise of the last relatively to said other wipers.

3. In a lasting'machine, wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, a wipercarrier supporting said wipers and movable lengthwise of the last, saidwipers comprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last withsaid wiper carrier and other wipers movable bodily lengthwise of thelast with said central wiper and mounted to swing also widthwise of thelast relatively to the central wiper, a member supporting the centralwiper on the wiper carrier, and means for adjusting said memberrelatively to the wiper carrier to adjust the central wiper heightwiseof the last relatively to said other wipers] 4. In a lasting machine,wipers for wiping the margin of an upper inwardly, over the bottomof alast around an end'of the last, a wiper carrier supporting said wipersand movable len thwise of the last, said wipers comprising a centralwiper movable lengthwise of the last with said wiper carrier and otherwipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said central .wiperand mounted to swing also widthwise of the last relatively to thecentral'wiper, a member ,sup-, porting the central Wiper on the wipercarrier, said member being mounted for swinging movement relativelytothe wiper carrier to adjust the central wiper heightwise of the lastrelatively to,

porting the central wiper on the wiper carrier, a

spring tending to move said member in one direction heightwise of thelast, and means cooperating with said spring for adjusting said memberand the central wiper heightwise of the last relatively to said otherwipers.

6. In a lasting machine, a pair of Wipers movable bodily lengthwise of alast and mounted also for swinging movements widthwise of the last towipe the margin of ashoe upper inwardly over an insole at opposite sidesof an end of the last, and wiping means movable lengthwise only of thelast between said pair of wipers and. comprising amemberarrangedto-engage a'portion of the margin of thefupper' over theinsole to determine the position of the end of the Shoe and lastheightwise relatively to said wipers prior to the wiping operation ofthe wipers.

'7. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, a wipercarrier supporting said Wipers and movable with them lengthwise of thelast, and a member supported by said wiper carrier to move therewith andarranged to engage a portion of the margin of the upper over the insoleto determine the position of the end of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers prior to the wiping operation of the wipers,said member being adjustable heightwise of the last relatively to thewipers.

8. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, saidwipers comprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last andother wipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said centralwiper and movable also widthwise of the last relatively to the centralwiper, the central wiper having an extension for engaging the shoe todetermine the position of the end of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers prior to the wiping movement of the wipers 9.In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, said wiperscomprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last and otherWipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said central wiper andmovable also widthwise of the last relatively to the central wiper, anda member movable with said central wiper in fixed relation thereto andarranged to engaged a portion of the margin of the upper over the insoleto determine the position of the end of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers prior to the wiping operation of the wipers.

10. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, a wipercarrier supporting said wipers and movable lengthwise of the last, saidwipers comprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last withsaid wiper carrier and other wipers movable bodily lengthwise of thelast with said central wiper and mounted to swing also widthwise of thelast relatively to the central wiper, a block supporting the centralwiper on the wiper carrier, and a member supported on said block andarranged to serve as an extension of the central wiper inwipingengagement with the margin of the upper, said member beingarranged to engage a portion of the margin of the upper over the insoleto determine the position of the end of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers prior to thewiping operation of the wipers.

11; In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, said wiperscomprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last and otherwipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said central wiper andmovable also widthwise of the last relatively to the central wiper, anda member movable with said central wiper in fixed relation thereto andarranged to engage a portion of the margin of the upper over the insoleto determine the position of the end of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers prior to the wiping operation of the wipers,said member'being adjustable 7 heightwise of the" lastrelatively to thecentral wiper.

12. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping'the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, saidwipers comprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last andother wipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said centralwiper and mounted to swing also widthwise of the last relatively to thecentral wiper, thece'ntral wiper being adjustable heightvrise of thelast relatively to said other wipers, and a member movable lengthwise ofthe last with said central wiper and arranged to engage a portion of themargin of the upper over the bottom of the last to determine theposition of the end of the shoe and last heightwise relatively to thewipers prior to the Wiping operation of the wipers, said member beingadjustable heightwise of the last with the central wiper and being alsoadjustable heightwise of the last relatively to the central wiper.

13. In a lasting machine, wipers'for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, said wiperscomprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last and otherwipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said central wiper andmovable also widthwise of the last relatively to the central wiper, anda holddown for engaging the bottom of the end portion of the insole todetermine the position of the shoe and last heightwise relatively to thewipers in the wiping operation, the central wiper having an extensionarranged to engage a portion of the margin of the upper over the insolefurther to determine the position of the extreme end of the shoe andlast heightwise relatively to the wipers prior to the wiping operationof the wipers.

14. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, said wiperscomprising a central wiper movable lengthwise of the last and otherwipers movable bodily lengthwise of the last with said central wiper andmovable also widthwise of the last relatively to the central wiper, aholddown for engaging the bottom of the end portion of the insole todetermine the position of the shoe and last heightwise relatively to thewipers in the wiping operation, and a member movable with said centralwiper in fixed relation thereto and arranged to engage a portion of themargin of'the upper over the insole further to determine the position ofthe extreme end of the shoe and last heightwise relatively to the wipersprior to the wiping operation of th wipers. I

15. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of a shoe upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, a wipercarrier supporting said wipers and movable with them lengthwise of thelast, a holddown for engaging the bottom of the end portion of theinsole to determine the position of the shoe and last heightwiserelatively to the wipers in the wiping operation, and means supported bysaid wiper carrier for engaging a portion of the margin of and thebottom of the heel end of the shoe to position the shoe relatively tothe wipers, and a jack for supporting the last and shoe and for holdingthe shoe pressed against said abutment and holddown means, said jackcomprising a heel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel endof the last and having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in thelast and comprising also a member on which said heel-end support ismovable along an arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last topermit it to adjust itself to the position of the last determined bysaid holddown means, said heel-end support being arranged to lock itselffrictionally on said guideway in response to the pressure of saidabutment on the heel-end face of the shoe to prevent any further and ajack for supporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressedagainst said abut- .ment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the lastand having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last andcomprising also a member on which said heel-end support is movable alongan arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last to permit it toadjust itself to the position of the last determined by said holddownmeans, said guideway having a general inclination away from the lastheightwise thereof in a toeward direction.

18. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel endof the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackfor supporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressedagainst said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the lastand having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last andcomprising also a member on which said heel-end support is movable alongan areuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last to permit it toadjust itself to the position of the last determined by said holddownmeans, said guideway being located at a substantial distance from thelast heightwise thereof and being curved about an axis intersecting theheel end of the last at a substantial distance from said heel-endsupport.

19. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel endof the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackfor supporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressedagainst said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the lastand having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last andcomprising also a member on which said heel-end support is movable alongan arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last to permit it toadjustitself to the position of the last determined by said holddownmeansysaid guideway being located at a substantial distance from thelast heightwise thereof and being curved about an axis intersecting theheel end of the last in a location at substantial distances both fromthe top and bottom faces of the last and nearer the toe end of the lastthan said last pin.

20. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel endof the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackfor supporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressedagainst said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-endsupport arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the lastand having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last andcomprising also a member having a tongueand-groove connection with saidheel-endsupport to provide an arcuate guideway extending lengthwise ofthe last along which said heel-end support is movable to permit it toadjust itself to the position of the last determined by said holddownmeans, said heel-end support being arranged to lock itself frictionallyon said guideway in response to the pressure of said abutment on theheel-end face of the shoe and said tongueand-groove connection beingformed to provide for limited play heightwise of the last between saidmember and support to facilitate the locking of the support on itsguideway.

21. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel endof the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackfor supporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressedagainst said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the lastand having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last andcomprising also a member on which said heel-end support is movable alongan arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last and having ageneral inclination away from the last in a toeward direction to permitit to adjust itself to the position of the last determined by saidholddown means, and a spring controlling said heelend support andagainst the resistance of which said support is movable along itsguideway in a heelward direction in response to pressure of the top ofeach last thereon under control of said holddown means prior to thelasting operation of the wipers.

22. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heel-end face and the bottom of the heel endof a shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackmovable in directions lengthwise and heightwise of a shoe thereon toforce the shoe against said abutment and holddown means, said. jackcomprising a heel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel endof the last and having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in thelast and comprising also a member on which said heel-end support ismovable along an arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last topimit it to adjust itself to the position of the last determined by saidholddown means, said guideway having a curvature of such ra dius andbeing located insuch relation to the last that said heel-end support: iscramped. on its guideway by the force of the jack in pressing the shoeagainst said abutment.

23. In a heel-end lasting machine, the oombination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel. endof the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jackmovable directions lengthwise and heightwise of a shoe thereon to forcethe shoe against said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprisinga heel-end support arranged to engage the top of the heel. end of thelast and having a pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the lastand. comprising. alsoa. member on which said: heel-end support ismovable along an arcuate guideway extending lengthwise of the last topermit it to adjust itself to the position of the last determined bysaid holddown means, said guideway being curved about anaxisintersecting the heel end of the last approximately in the location ofthe resultant of the forces applied to the last lengthwise andheightwise thereof by the jack.

at. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combi nation with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of an. abutment and holddown means arrangedrespectively to engage the heelend face and bottom of the heel end ofthe shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jack forsupporting the last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressed againstsaid abutment and. holddown means, said jack comprising: a heel-endsupport arranged .to engage the top of the heel end of the last andhaving a tapered pin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the last,said pin being inclined lengthwise of the last relatively to saidheel-end support to posi' tion the rear face of its tapered portion insubstantially parallel relation tothe rear. wall of the spindle hole thelast when the top of the heel end of the last is parallel to thelast-supporting face of said heel-end support.

25. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the marginof the heel and of a shoe upper inwardly over an insoleon a last, of an abutment and holddown means arranged respectively toengage the heelend face and the bottom of the heel end of the shoe toposition the shoe relatively to the wipers, and a jack for supportingthe last and shoe and for holding the shoe pressed against said abutmentand holddown means, said jack comprising a block arranged to support theheel end of the last and having fast thereon a pin arranged to enter thespindle hole in the last and comprising also a member on which saidblock is movable along an arcuate guideway extending the block and saidpin about an axis extending lengthwise of the last to adjust itself tothe position of the last.

26. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a support for the shoe and its last comprising a member forengaging the top of the heel end of the last and a tapered pin arrangedto enter the spindle hole in the last, said pin being inclinedlengthwise of' the last relatively to said member to position the rearface of its tapered portion in substantially parallel relation to therear wall of the spindle hole in the last when the top of the heel endof the last is parallel to the last-supporting face of said member.

27. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a support for the shoe and its last comprising a block providedwith apin arranged to enter the spindle hole in the lastand providedalso with 'a member for engaging the top of the heel end of the last,said block and member being movable as a unit about an axis extendingwidthwise of the last to adjust themselves to the lastand said memberbeing 1 also movable relatively to the block and the pin last n heel endof a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole heel end of the last and movablerelatively to 75 on. a; last, of an abutment and" holddown meansarranged respectively to engage the heel-end face and the bottom of theheel end of the shoe to position the shoe relatively to the wipers, saidholddown means being so'constructed as to determine the position. of theshoe with respect to tipping movement about an axis extending laterallythereof prior to the operation of the wipers thereon, and a jack movablein directions lengthwise and heightwise of a shoe thereon to force theshoe against said abutment and holddown means, said jack comprising aheel-end support movable along an arcuate guideway extending lengthwiseof the shoe topermit it to adjust itself to the position of the shoedetermined by said holddown means and arranged to lock itself thereafterfrictionally onsaid guideway in response to the pressure of saidabutment on the heel-end face of the shoe to prevent any further tippingof the shoe about the axis of the guide way by said pressure, the jackincluding also a spring-controlled toe rest yieldingly movable in adirection heightwise of the shoe in response to pressure of the shoethereon. as required to-permit the shoe to adjust itself to saidholddown means.

29. In a heel-end lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of holddown means arranged to engage the bottom of theheel end of the shoe and to determine by such engagement the position ofthe shoe with respect to tipping movement about an axis extendinglaterally thereof prior to the operation of the wipers theron, aheel-endsupport for the shoe and last including a member movable about an axisextending laterally of the shoe to permit the shoe to adjust itself bysuch tipping movement to the position determined by said holddown means,and a spring-controlled toe rest yieldable in a direction heightwise ofthe shoe in response to pressure of the shoe thereon as required topermit the shoe'thus to adjust itself to the holddown means.

30. In a heel-end. lasting machine, the combination with wipers forwiping the margin of the heel end of a shoe upper inwardly over aninsole on a last, of holddown means arranged to engage the bottom of theheel end of the shoe and to determine by such engagement the position ofthe shoe with respect to tipping movement about an axis extendinglaterally thereof prior to the operation of the wipers thereon, aheel-end support for the shoe and last including a member movable aboutan axis extending laterally of the shoe to permit the shoe to adjustitself by such tipping movement to the position determined by saidholddown means, a toe rest arranged to support the toe end of the shoe,a spring-controlled member yieldable with said toe rest in a directionheightwise of the shoe in response to pressure ofthe shoe on the toerest as required to permit the shoe thus to adjust itself to saidholddown means, and mechanism for adjusting the toe rest in directionsheightwise of the shoe relatively to said spring-controlled member.

31. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a shoe support movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoethereon to carry the shoe into position to be operated upon andreversely movable thereafter to shoereceiving position, limiting meansfor stopping such reverse movement of the shoe support, and

additional limiting means arranged for alterna tive use to stop themovement of the shoe support before it arrives in the positiondetermined by said first-named limiting means.

v 33. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a shoe support movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoethereon to carry theshoe into position to be operated upon and reverselymovable thereafter to shoe-receiving position, limiting means forstopping such reverse movement of the shoe sup port, a memberforstopping the reverse movement of the shoe support before it arrivesin the position determined by said limiting means, a spring forcontrolling said member to render it operative each time the shoesupport receives its reverse movement, and means arranged for use at thewill of the operator to hold said member in an idle position to preventit from thus acting on the shoe support.

34. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a'shoe support movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoethereon to carry the shoe into position to be operated upon andreversely movable thereafter to shoereceiving position, a bar connectedto the shoe support to move in opposite directions respectively as theshoe support receives its shoe-presenting and reverse movements,limiting means arranged to act through saidbar to stop the reversemovement of the shoe support, and a device arranged to act alternativelyon said bar to stop the reverse movement of the shoe support before itarrives in the position determined by said limiting means.

35. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a shoe support movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoethereon to carry the shoe into position to be operated upon andreversely movable thereafter to shoe-receiving position, a bar connectedto the shoe support to move in opposite directions respectively as theshoe support receives its shoepresenting and reverse movements, limitingmeans arranged to act through said bar to stop the reverse movement ofthe shoe support, a member arranged to act alternatively on said bar tostop the reverse movement of the shoe support before it arrives in theposition determined by said limiting means, a spring for controllingsaid member to render it thus operative each time the shoe supportreceives its reverse movement, and means movable at the will of theoperator into position to prevent said member from thus acting on theshoe support.

36. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on ashoe, of a shoe support movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoethereon to carry the shoe into position to be operated upon andreversely movable thereafter to shoereceiving position, a bar connectedto the shoe support to move in opposite directions respectively as theshoe support receives its shoe-presenting and reverse movements,limiting means arranged to act through said bar -to stop the reversemovement of the shoe support, a stop member arranged to engage ashoulder on said bar to stop the reverse movement of the shoe supportbefore it arrives in the position determined by said limiting means, aspring for positioning the stop member in the path of said shoulder,andmeans for maintaining the stop member in an idle position at the willof the operator to prevent it from thus acting on said shoulder.

JACOB C. JORGENSEN.

